ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) announced the availability of a CMOS low-noise LDO voltage regulator designed to improve the performance of noise-sensitive circuits in portable products. The NCP500 LDO regulator provides cost and space savings, and achieves a low-noise performance without the need of an external bypass capacitor. "Performance and size are critical factors in the […]
Intersil Holding Corp. (Irvine, CA) reported financial results for the quarter ended December 29, 2000. Compared to the same period in the prior year, orders were up 16 percent and sales grew 37 percent to $216.8 million. Adjusted net income, before amortization and one-time charges, rose to a record $27.9 million or $0.26 per diluted […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2000. Fourth-quarter revenues were $468.8 million, up 30 percent over the $361.0 million reported for the fourth quarter of 1999. Annual revenues for 2000 were $1,783.2 million, a 54 percent increase over the $1,160.0 million reported for […]
Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) announced a restructuring plan designed to help fix the company's current financial situation. The company will cut 10,000 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce. The company lost $1.02 billion in its first quarter, compared with a profit of $1.08 billion a year ago. The restructuring plan is designed to […]
American Power Conversion Corp. (APC, West Kingston, RI) and USDataCenters Inc. (Marlborough, MA) announced the completion of the first-stage implementation of an APC Silcon 1.5MW UPS system plus built-in redundancy. USDataCenters is building the UPS system to ensure a no-fail power supply of 200W per square foot at its Marlborough, MA, data center facility. "Unlike […]
Microsemi Corp. (Santa Ana, CA) announced results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2001. For the first quarter, which ended December 31, 2000, the company's net sales increased 23 percent to $63.0 million, compared with pro forma net sales of $51.1 million in the prior-year period, which excludes net sales of a business sold […]
Precise Power Corp. (Palmetto, FL) has developed the Roesel Motor Generator (RMG) to meet the needs of customers requiring uninterruptible power-quality protection. The RMG consists of a written-pole motor linked by a shaft with a written-pole generator. The motor within the RMG starts a high inertia rotor, which doubles as a flywheel. Using flywheel technology, […]
Ballard Power Systems (Vancouver, BC) announced that it has received a $1.9 million order from Honda R&D Co. (Saitama, Japan) for the Mark 900 Series fuel cell power modules and support services. The Ballard Mark 900 Series modules incorporate Ballard's latest-generation fuel cell stack, the Mark 900, which was designed to manufacture in automotive volumes. […]
Intersil Corp. (Palm Bay, FL) has signed an agreement to sell its discrete power business to Fairchild Semiconductor International (Sunnyvale, CA) for about $338 million in cash. Intersil expects a one-time gain during the first quarter and plans to use proceeds for acquisitions, alliances and product development. Fairchild estimates that the combination of its power […]
International Resistive Co. Inc. (IRC, Boone, NC) is now offering low-profile surface-mount cylindrical resistors with lead times as low as four weeks. Designated the MM Series, these resistors provide drop-in replacements for Monitored End-Point Load Forecasting (MELF) devices. The MM Series utilizes IRC's Metal Glaze thick film-resistive element fired onto a ceramic core with capless […]
Ault Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) announced that Xiaodong Wang has been named vice president of Far East operations. Wang was previously CEO and president of the XD Company (Minneapolis, MN). Wang, an electrical/bio-medical engineering and MBA graduate, will be responsible for managing Ault's Far East operations. He will also provide leadership and support in the development […]
Northwest Power Integrations (NPI, Milwaukie, OR), a Vicor Integration Architect, introduced a new, general-purpose, high-power, low-profile power supply. From inputs of 115/230Vac, it provides five outputs from 1.8V to 52V, up to 160A per output, or 800W/1,000W of total output power. Designated PowerBank1000AC, it is configured with high-current, locking connectors. It is also offered with […]
Solar Energy Systems Ltd. (SES, Australia) has closed its $5 million IPO and was oversubscribed. SES started trading on the Australian Stock Exchange on January 12, 2001. The company, which manufactures and installs pumping technologies and remote area power systems that use solar photovoltaic panels, had an initial stock offering at $0.25 Australian dollars per […]
United Technologies Corp. (Hartford, CT) reported a 20 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings per share, to $0.84, as compared with $0.70 in 1999, excluding the restructuring charge and other actions in the prior year's quarter. Net income was $426 million, 18 percent above the $362 million reported 1999 before prior-year restructuring and other actions. Full-year […]
Sipex Corp. (Billerica, MA) announced the availability of its new SP4491, an independent, dual-electroluminescent (EL) lamp driver offered in a 10-pin MSOP package that provides an integrated solution for driving two EL lamps separately or concurrently. Sipex's single-IC solution uses one coil and one resistor, and operates within a 2.2V to 6.0V range. The driver […]